Based on a selection of short stories by Anton Chekhov and adapted by Dean Gilmour and Michele Smith with the company, this first installment of the Chekhov Cycle has toured successfully to Vancouver, Edmonton, Hong Kong, Dartmouth and Montreal.  The show has won three Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Director, and Outstanding Production.

 

In 1999-2001, Theatre Smith-Gilmour's Chekhov's Shorts played to sold-out audiences, with rave reviews at the Factory Theatre in Toronto.   In 2000-2001, Chekhov's shorts played a total of 22 sold-out weeks with again rave reviews at the Factory Theatre in Toronto, the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver, Workshop West in Edmonton, the Hong Kong Cultural Arts Centre in Hong Kong, Eastern Front Theatre in Dartmouth and the Saidye Bronfman Arts Centre in Montreal. The show returned to Vancouver for two weeks in March 2002.

 

 

 

"****! A perfect gem! 24 karat charmer...a marvel" - Toronto Star

"Astonishing...one of the best shows of the year"  - NOW Magazine 

"****! Comic magic!"  - Globe & Mail 

"A theatrical voyage to remember!"  - Toronto Sun 

"True to the gentle and ruthless Chekhov!"  - National Post